Willie Mays hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to clinch the Mets' 7-3 victory over the Cardinals, who played with Mike Tyson out of the lineup and with a number of other players under the weather because of a flu outbreak. John Milner knocked in two runs for the Mets with a triple in the first inning, but he was hit in the head by a throw from the outfield and had to leave the game.

Rusty Staub ran for Milner and scored on a single by Jerry Grote. The Cardinals came back with the aid of a homer by Bernie Carbo to tie the score, but the Mets went ahead again in the fifth when Ted Martinez singled, Jon Matlack sacrificed and Don Hahn singled. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Game Played on Friday, August 3, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals    0  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0
Mets         3  0  0    0  1  0    3  0  x  -   7  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   2   3   0     0   1   .286      Hahn cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .278
Sizemore 2b           4   0   3   1     1   0   .288      Millan 2b             4   2   2   0     0   0   .309
Torre 1b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .292      Mays 1b               4   1   1   3     0   2   .212
Simmons c             5   0   1   1     0   2   .290      Jones rf,lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .259
Melendez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Milner lf             1   0   1   2     0   0   .241
Reitz ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Staub pr,rf         2   1   0   0     1   0   .269
Carbo rf              2   1   1   1     2   0   .282      Grote c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .181
Hughes 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .250      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Folkers p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .063      Martinez ss           3   1   1   0     0   2   .223
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matlack p             1   1   0   0     1   1   .098
  Stein ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .218
  Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sprague p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCarver ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .250

Totals               37   3  10   3     3  11             Totals               30   7   8   7     3   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 25,764
Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 3
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 1
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Brock (16)
Triples: Milner (2)
Home Runs: Carbo (5), Mays (5)
Stolen Bases: Brock (39), Millan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (8)
GIDP: Torre (13), Garrett (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Folkers L(3-3)          4.1   6   4   4   1   3   0  20   2.97
Pena                    0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.36
Segui                   2     2   3   3   1   1   1   9   2.84
Sprague                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.99
Totals                  8     8   7   7   3   5   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(8-14)         9    10   3   3   3  11   1  40   3.48
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3  11   1  40

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore singled to left; Torre
singled to left [Sizemore to second]; Simmons struck out;
Melendez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Hahn walked; Millan forced Hahn (second to shortstop);
Mays flied to right; Jones singled to right [Millan to second];
Milner tripled to right [Jones scored, Millan scored]; John
Milner injured when hit by throw at 3B; STAUB RAN FOR
MILNER; Grote singled to right [Staub scored]; Garrett popped to
shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 2ND: STAUB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JONES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Reitz flied to left; Carbo flied to
left; Hughes singled to right; Folkers grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Martinez struck out; Matlack struck out; Hahn flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: On a bunt Brock singled to second; Brock stole
second; Sizemore singled to left [Brock scored]; Torre was
called out on strikes; Simmons was called out on strikes;
Melendez lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Millan flied to center; Mays struck out; Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Reitz popped to second; Carbo homered; Hughes was
called out on strikes; Folkers struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Grote grounded
out (second to first); Garrett popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Brock doubled to right; Sizemore walked; Torre
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brock to
third, Sizemore out at second]; Simmons singled to left [Brock
scored]; Melendez flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Martinez singled to center; Matlack out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Martinez to second]; Hahn singled to
left [Martinez scored]; Millan singled to right [Hahn to third];
PENA REPLACED FOLKERS (PITCHING); Millan stole second; Mays
struck out; Jones flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Reitz popped to third in foul territory; Carbo
walked; Hughes struck out; STEIN BATTED FOR PENA; Stein struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: SEGUI REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Staub flied to
center; Grote grounded out (second to first); Garrett lined to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Brock grounded out (third to first); Sizemore
singled to left; Torre struck out; Simmons forced Sizemore
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets
4.

METS 7TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Matlack walked;
Hahn popped to shortstop; Millan singled to left [Matlack to
second]; Mays homered [Matlack scored, Millan scored]; Jones
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
3, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Melendez flied to center; Reitz grounded out
(first unassisted); Carbo walked; Hughes forced Carbo (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: SPRAGUE REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Staub walked; Grote
popped to second; Garrett grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

CARDINALS 9TH: MCCARVER BATTED FOR SPRAGUE; McCarver struck out;
Brock singled to left; Sizemore lined to third; Torre reached on
an error by Garrett [Brock to second]; Simmons grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Mets 7.

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